
My Objectives
Do you want to change a little bit of the world for the better?
Let's do it together...
Based on my broad commercial & deep technical experience it is my aim to help emerging businesses to thrive by guiding, mentoring & supporting leadership teams to:
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Collaborate on & develop compelling & focused visions & strategies
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Develop products & services that truly satisfy customers
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Focus creativity & insight to deliver great outcomes & value for customers & for shareholders & investors
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Develop strategic plans for the design, build & operation of effective technology platforms, services & systems that serve business vision
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Develop product & technology delivery teams, processes & methods at scale, with efficiency, simplicity & security
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Be compliant with appropriate regulations & business standards
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Operate with a strong sense of ethics & core behavioural values
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Work with clarity, transparency & accountability
What Value do I Offer?
Some of my core skills & values comprise:
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Business transformation at scale
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Delivery & product team building at scale
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Technical leadership & strategy development
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A deep understanding of the practical implementation of true agility
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A deep understanding of projects & programmes at scale & high value
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P&L responsibilities, processes & methods
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Business operations, reliability & KPI measurement
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M&A actions & business funding
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People & stakeholder management & inclusion
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Clarity & focus in supporting founders & emerging leaders as we collectively build a truly effective business

Who can I best help?
My experience & insight can, I believe, be best focused on supporting, guiding & mentoring:
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Businesses that are operating & developing in the Series A to Series C funding space.
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Businesses that are focused on using technology as a key driver for their success
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Businesses that want to understand how to drive practical value out of data, machine learning & complex modelling techniques
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Businesses that are looking to use technology to streamline their services, product delivery & operations
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Businesses that want to ensure compliance & reliability in their services, product delivery & operations
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Business that are seeking to scale their technical & product development operations
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Businesses with a market focus on the consumer, financial, insurance, utility or media sectors
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Businesses primarily focused on direct-to-consumer services & products


Current Partners
Previous Experience

VP Technology
I spent 3 years with GoCo Group working as Vice President - Technology - leading their technology delivery and operations effort across 4 operating businesses including:
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GoCompare
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Look After My Bills
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Energylinx
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My Voucher Codes
Previous Experience

Head of Engineering - Digital Platforms
I worked with Sky over a 3 year period building Sky's Digital Platforms capability in Leeds, UK, from scratch (600 staff recruited in 2 years), and then leading those core digital delivery teams as we scaled the organisation and delivered complex customer and machine learning solutions.